tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post7867649100464557340..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: ninja shoe 1 of 2James M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-70855680037664567132018-05-10T06:02:45.817-07:002018-05-10T06:02:45.817-07:00Hell, what isn't expensive at the pharmacy? I...Hell, what isn't expensive at the pharmacy? I don't understand how they stay in business, unless we pay seniors too damn much. CVS has probably paid to push social security issues, knowing once Ollie Oldster shuffles into the place for his heart medicine he'll stay for the $10 four pack of D batteries. Unless he steals the batteries ( Seinfeld reference ).James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-64398921341183044352018-05-10T05:58:53.809-07:002018-05-10T05:58:53.809-07:00The sun/heat thing is good to know-thank you.The sun/heat thing is good to know-thank you.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-21401678652338586312018-05-09T18:39:01.625-07:002018-05-09T18:39:01.625-07:00we wear diabetic socks for comfort, they are nonbi...we wear diabetic socks for comfort, they are nonbinding. expensive at the pharmacy but can get the same thing cheaper at overstock or discount store.deb harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110992898072146282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-89258734774645519792018-05-09T18:13:22.741-07:002018-05-09T18:13:22.741-07:00I use Crocs as my outdoor-around-the-house shoes a...I use Crocs as my outdoor-around-the-house shoes also. If you leave them in the sun, they'll irreversibly shrink several sizes. I keep mine outdoors year round, but sun protected. If you leave them in a vehicle where the heat really builds up, it may have the same effect as leaving them in full sunlight. Doesn't full sunlight have an effective temperature increase of 20 degrees or so over being in the shade?<br />Peace outAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-70868208507238140702018-05-09T17:48:41.231-07:002018-05-09T17:48:41.231-07:00Sounds like Old Guy socks. LOL. Boy, I can't...Sounds like Old Guy socks. LOL. Boy, I can't wait until it is my turn!James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-42873683999018280582018-05-09T17:36:56.719-07:002018-05-09T17:36:56.719-07:00Speaking of diabetes. Remember the ring around you...Speaking of diabetes. Remember the ring around your calf from wearing blousing rubbers in the army?<br />A few years ago I noticed that starting to happen on my calves from ordinary socks. When I took them off in the evening there was an indentation all around my leg and the itched like crazy where the socks were. My first thought was the cheap assed Hanes gray crews socks were old and time to got new ones. Was at Rural King one day and looked at their selection and saw a type of sock called "non-binding". Hmmm...never heard of that before so I got a pair to try out. Look like normal socks but the tightness in the barrel, the part on the leg, was very light. I always bunch the tops of my socks down to the top of my hikers so I wasn't concerned if they would stay up on my calves. Turns out these non-binding socks do not cause the indentations nor do they make my legs itch. They're not as cheap as the wally Hanes gray 8 pack, about $5 for a 2 pack, and I bought the place out and that's all I wear now. <br /><br />Any more you hafta heavily scrutinize everything up front as best as possible. I so hate taking or sending stuff back.ghostsnipernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-80510116011362521732018-05-09T15:19:43.322-07:002018-05-09T15:19:43.322-07:00The NOL made me test for diabetes, and I was okay....The NOL made me test for diabetes, and I was okay. Thanks.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-37093518850182073712018-05-09T14:44:03.743-07:002018-05-09T14:44:03.743-07:00Dear Lord Bison,
Go to the wally world pharmacy an...Dear Lord Bison,<br />Go to the wally world pharmacy and buy a home HbA1c test. Your foot problem sounds a lot like diabetes caused pain. The HbA1c test is a better indicator of your average blood sugar levels that a fasting glucose. Or you could buy a cheap Walmart glucose meter and test your blood fasting, 1, and 2 hours after eating those potatoes or wheat (or any carbs). If the fasting is above 120 (under 100 is best) or after eating it is above 200, you have problems!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-24755824639248907492018-05-09T14:24:32.024-07:002018-05-09T14:24:32.024-07:00That saying has always stuck with me, when they we...That saying has always stuck with me, when they were interviewing a guerrilla group. Something to the effect of "shoes were harder to get than guns". Glad my articles have a positive effect-I'm not JUST doing this for my health :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-16972050404765576672018-05-09T14:18:35.573-07:002018-05-09T14:18:35.573-07:00Ah, the good old days of running into the shoe sto...Ah, the good old days of running into the shoe store and buying the same brand, knowing they were exactly the same. No trying on, no worrying about shrink or material substitution. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-42058697078316975402018-05-09T14:02:01.346-07:002018-05-09T14:02:01.346-07:00shoes; every pair must be tried on before purchas...shoes; every pair must be tried on before purchase. even if buying two identical pairs. also run your fingers around the inside to feel for lumps and bumps.<br />don't buy it if you don't try it.<br />and, save the sales slip in case a return is necessary.<br />also, alternating three pairs will make them last more than three times as long. don't just wear one pair down to a nubbin, alternate.deb harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110992898072146282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-826305875724728072018-05-09T13:04:18.778-07:002018-05-09T13:04:18.778-07:00"But it isn’t like they don’t try to be sneak..."But it isn’t like they don’t try to be sneaky some times on some things."<br />===========<br /><br />I'm tellin ya man, that stuff's everywhere these days, you can't keep up. But you have to keep tryin'.<br /><br />This article was the matchead to this tick's ass. I'm heading over to amazon right now and buying another pair of the boots I'm wearing right now. Hi-Tek brand. And if the new ones fit like the ones I'm wearing I'm going back and buying 4 more. A little pricey, but for me they work good. These: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H5H0SJ4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 <br />ghostsnipernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-58936216509748757452018-05-09T12:08:29.641-07:002018-05-09T12:08:29.641-07:00I personally don't think Made In America needs...I personally don't think Made In America needs to be so expensive. Maglite manages to hold costs down, even if they had to use extra machinery rather than labor. I think corporate execs use that as an excuse. "Thwart our business model of globalization, will you? Off with their heads! Charge triple!" Asswhores. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-14681895125037180132018-05-09T12:05:28.925-07:002018-05-09T12:05:28.925-07:00Every damn movie you see, those crap covered finge...Every damn movie you see, those crap covered finger lickers are always making noise or not following orders. Suggested are withheld meals and regular beatings. Kids need to get back to the ideal of seen and not heard.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-48691081706755023602018-05-09T11:09:06.993-07:002018-05-09T11:09:06.993-07:00Right, females and waif kids can be counted on to ...Right, females and waif kids can be counted on to squeel and makes excessive movements to draw in predators to a kill zone. Keep a lock and length of chain or handcuffs from your law and order days handy to lay out a rat trap or tie off captured slave laborers at night. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-54596077849835575372018-05-09T11:02:37.634-07:002018-05-09T11:02:37.634-07:00Yeah, made in america inflated costs. I only buy t...Yeah, made in america inflated costs. I only buy them for on duty use, they don't give me bad back or feet problems. (Put quality insoles in @$8.00, like gold) Last about 4-5 years of moderate abusive use so that is the redeeming quality. The stitched down uppers into a kletter sole is usually the most durable. Rubber glued onto upper man made materials or minimalist use of cheaper thinner leather usually suck after a year or so. I am going to have to recon thrift shops and yarder sales for more industrial grade clothing and boots as that is number 2 need / barter gear behind food (of course!) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-79694419959954093732018-05-09T09:09:57.516-07:002018-05-09T09:09:57.516-07:00Not the worst movie, but I had sooooo many issues ...Not the worst movie, but I had sooooo many issues with it survivalist-wise. Like, once again channeling Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, a town in the desert! How do they eat? They had salvaged wet wipes to bathe, yet the town survived in the desert! I could go on. To me, the one good part was the gal being used as bait in the ambush. Good life lesson on that one.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-77991786395967710102018-05-09T09:07:33.844-07:002018-05-09T09:07:33.844-07:00I spent around $150 for my last boots, and thought...I spent around $150 for my last boots, and thought I was being anally violated. $300!!!! I got that kind of scratch I'm buying a boltie in 5.56James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-13880787795503997572018-05-09T07:48:50.846-07:002018-05-09T07:48:50.846-07:00Shoes. That was one of the best bits of that, &quo...Shoes. That was one of the best bits of that, "Bible, Denzell Washington, blind" film...when, near the beginning, DW finds a bloke who's hung himself...and checks the bloke's shoe size.Klausnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-24127554047042797382018-05-09T07:48:32.848-07:002018-05-09T07:48:32.848-07:00Yeah, my experiences as well. I note some poly vin...Yeah, my experiences as well. I note some poly vinyl rubber shoes/sandals soles leach out oils from their china design or will crack after only couple years in indoor storage. If a minion scores a quality product even if a little more expensive, take a camera phone picture of the product,package,brand,label etc. Then on next foray outside the wire of your compound, if you're looking for that product or just foraging in stores for free entertainment (like tightwad immigrants walking around and not spending any money) you can rediscover/identify correctly that worthwhile product again if still produced to previous specs, before corporate cuts the quality. Side example will be the yuppie casualties laying at roadsides missing their boots. Bushwackers spotted the 300 dollar Danner boots on unlucky Larry, and behold! They were the right size! Score! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com